Aiken clubs offer wide range of social and service groups
Aiken hosts 130 clubs across church, social, professional and service categories. The article highlights the Student Club, Better Breather's Club, International Brotherhood Of Magicians, Friendly Neighbor Club and an antique car heritage group, noting inclusive membership, meeting times, and community roles.
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Aiken
Senior Citizen Club
Aiken Camera Club
Aiken Community Playhouse
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Woodmen Of The World Lodge In Aiken Details
Secretary J C Jackson notes Woodmen Of The World is a fraternal lodge founded in 1890 as the third such group in Aiken. Members meet on the third Tuesday monthly for speakers entertainment and events like family night. They engage in civic work such as placing a monument at Laurens and Park near the old Post Office Building.
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Woodman of the World
J. C. Jackson
Aiken
Laurens and Park
Coker Springs Legend Proves True Again in Aiken
Andreas Johswich a University of Frankfurt student and former visitor to Aiken returns for a visit after years apart. He plans to speak to Aiken High School German classes and join Mrs. Gayhart and family for a Charleston and Atlanta trip. Local interest centers on the Coker Springs water legend and a German restaurant Oktober Fest plans in Augusta.
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Aiken Standard
Andreas Johswich
Coker Springs
Aiken
Johswich
University of Frankfurt
Germany
Maine
George Gayhart
Europe
Lynne Katonak
Aiken Gem And Mineral Society Meets Monthly at USC
The Aiken Gem And Mineral Society studies gem and mineral collection and cutting. Members meet on the last Friday of each month in Room 107 at the University of South Carolina Aiken campus. They organize field trips across South and North Carolina and Georgia.
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Ken Kilbourne
University of South Carolina
Aiken
South
North Carolina
Georgia
Aiken Chess Club Opens Free Play for All Ages
The Aiken Chess Club meets at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center under the Aiken Recreation Department on Thursday evenings from 7 to 10. Members say helpers assist beginners and participation is open to anyone at no charge, including children teens and older adults.
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Aiken
Aiken Recreation Department
H. Odell Weeks
Lee Hyder
Aiken Welcome Wagon Club Hosts New Citizens Events
The Welcome Wagon of Aiken greets new residents with a coffee and program hosted by Marion Tompkins. Past members came from Australia and New Zealand, with Marianne Crey and Nada Elerie serving as presidents. Current president is Mrs James Gott as the Christmas luncheon highlights charity drives and donations to Salvation Army, Helping Hands, Sojourners Lodge, Welfare Emergency Funds, and local rescue services.
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Aiken
Marion Tompkins
Welcome Wagon of
Australia
New Zealand
Marianne Crey
Nada Elerie
Elerie
Welcome Wagon Council
James Gott
Welcome Wagon Club
Salvation Army
Jaycee’s
Sojourners Lodge
Aiken County Rescue Squad
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By Lynne Katonak
Aiken Student Club
William R. Tyson
Better Breathers Club
South Carolina Lung Association
Better Breather’s Club
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
R.J. Robbins
Csra Magic Club
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Ring
North Augusta
L. Gene Bagwell
Bombay
India
London
England
Bagwell
Aiken Psychic Research
Friendly Neighbor Club
Pine Log Road
Herndon Dairy Road
Silver Bluff
Hazel Dunbar
the ‘Gascar
Antique Auto Club
National Guard
Augusta
Karl Herd
FORD
Woodmen of the World
Aiken County
Rausch-Lang
Aiken Chess Club
Scerag
Bear Office
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